Thu.Nov 11, 2021

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How steel is decarbonizing

GreenBiz

Two new international agreements are taking aim at one of the most challenging sectors to decarbonize.

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Australia's climate policy ranks last out of 60 countries

Inhabitat - Innovation

Australia's policies in response to climate change have been ranked last according to an assessment released during the COP26 global summit in Glasgow. The Climate Change Performance Index ranked 60 countries that contribute up to 92% of global CO2 emissions. Among the countries ranked, Australia ranked 54 in energy use, 52 in renewable energy, and even took the absolute lowest spot in climate policy.

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Is it ethical to farm insects for food?

GreenBiz

More people are eating bugs and scientists agree that insects can't feel pain the same way mammals do. But should we be relying on them as sustainable protein source?

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Lakeview Community turns coal power plant into an eco city

Inhabitat - Innovation

Water channel restoration is only one of the plans underway to turn a former coal power plant into Canada's most sustainable 15-minute community in Mississauga. Lakeview Community Partners Limited, the developer behind Lakeview Village, is now restoring Serson Creek, an underground buried waterway that runs through the community.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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Cities are surprising leaders in forest conservation

GreenBiz

Cities can be on the forefront of forestry by growing urban forests, protecting water systems in forests, taking political action and using their purchasing power.

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We need to talk about farming, agriculture and emissions

Inhabitat - Innovation

Many plant-based activists claim that leaders at COP26 aren’t paying enough attention to methane emissions from agriculture. They say that a global change in diet toward veganism could help slow climate change.

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Forest Pavilion blends nature with residential development

Inhabitat - Innovation

Sometimes, there is a distinct line between where the forest meets the urban fringe. Other times, the two are interconnected seamlessly through planning with a focus on quality of life and engagement with the outdoors.

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United Airlines and JetBlue among a new group to advance sustainable fuels

GreenBiz

Major U.S. airlines have forged the new Aviators Group to accelerate the development of cleaner aviation fuels.

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4 Companies Focused on Climate Change

The Environmental Blog

Climate change is a global problem that we all need to be aware of and active in ensuring its stop. It is the cause of major natural disasters, and it’s happening very fast. We can’t hope that someone else will fix this; we have to take responsibility. There are many companies out there dedicated to fighting climate change. These four stand out as leaders in this noble course. 1) Greenpeace.

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Why commodity traders may finally get a handle on deforestation

GreenBiz

There are reasons to be both hesitant and optimistic about the COP26 deforestation pledge.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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The Imminent Extinction of the Diesel Car

The Environmental Blog

The sales of diesel cars are falling – according to the SMMT, diesel car registrations are down by more than 60% since 2020 , with Aston University predicting they will account for just 15% of the UK market by 2025 , down from a 50% peak. There are many reasons for this decline, the main being that consumers are using their money to vote green; the Volkswagen Scandal in 2015, the new ULEZ (Ultra Low Emissions Zones) implementation, and the increased awareness of environmental issues have a

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World’s tallest timber tower could be the future of sustainable construction

GreenBiz

Timber construction uses less resources, produces fewer emissions, and is more durable than steel and concrete.

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Thoughtful Human makes zero-waste cards for every occasion

Inhabitat - Innovation

Ali O'Grady's business Thoughtful Human is different from other greeting card companies. First, it's zero waste. You can plant the cards and grow wildflowers. And these cards don't celebrate typical holidays. Thoughtful Human's greetings are appropriate for when you find out your loved one has cancer, or is in rehab, or just suffered a miscarriage.

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5 Ways to Use Employee Engagement and Sustainability to Motivate a Return to the Office

Green Business Bureau

Employee Engagement and Sustainability. The COVID-19 pandemic has permanently changed our lives and what we deem as necessary. Within a matter of months, we have quickly realized just how much of our jobs can actually be carried out online and at home. For many businesses, a remote workforce is the new norm. But for those returning to work, the office can be a thriving think tank rather than just a stale cohort of cubicles.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?

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Renewables could meet US energy needs by 2035, study finds

Renewable Energy World

The US could meet its current electricity needs using low-carbon sources by 2035 if the progress made in the past decade continues, according to a new study. The new study, released by the Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group, states that the US needs to continue to expand its portfolio of renewables (wind, solar, geothermal) by 15% per annum, to achieve the 2035 milestone.

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More Equal Cities Can Help Bring Global Climate Goals Within Reach

The City Fix

While negotiations rage on, many world leaders have already left COP26 in Glasgow having said their piece about a low-carbon future for their country. No one can accuse them of being short on vision. But one thing is increasingly clear. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Is Tesla planning to produce batteries in Quebec?

Charged

The Canadian province of Québec seems to be an ideal location for large-scale battery production—it is rich in critical battery metals, and has plenty of cheap and clean hydropower. The provincial government is heavily incentivizing the extraction of key minerals such as lithium, nickel and graphite, and recently announced plans to invest up to 3 billion Canadian dollars (2.4 billion US bucks) in battery production.

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Vilicom’s private mobile network platform becomes the go-to solution for large offshore windfarm projects

altenergymag

Cloud-native platform from wireless telco provider, Vilicom, assures 4G mobile connectivity, high speed broadband and mission critical communications in remote locations 24x7

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Germany increases funding for residential charging station subsidies to €800 million

Charged

Faced with heavy demand for grants for residential charging stations, the German government has topped up funding for the program by €300 million, bringing the total available to €800 million ($926 million). Private individuals, housing associations and property developers are eligible for a grant of €900 ($1,042) towards the purchase and installation of a private charging station, including the grid connection and any necessary additional work.

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TGG extends asset monitoring and dispatch to battery storage for Conrad Energy

altenergymag

TGG Solutions, the partner of choice to flexible power asset owners for asset monitoring and dispatch, has successfully completed a project with Conrad Energy to apply its flagship iON platform to a 40MW battery storage asset for the first time.

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How Germany Is Working to Translate the Benefits of Active Mobility into Meaningful Action

The City Fix

Electric vehicles may own the headlines, but our feet remain the most environmentally friendly means of travel, closely followed by bicycles, skateboards, scooters, tricycles and other active, non-motorized modes. Not only does zero-emission active mobility help protect the climate and. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Wright Electric proposes to convert BAe 146 regional aircraft to hydrogen or aluminum fuel cell drive

Charged

Electric aviation is in its infancy—as far as we know, no e-planes are yet carrying passengers in commercial service. However, several firms are rapidly developing electric aircraft — Rolls Royce , Bye Aerospace , Heart Aerospace and Eviation are developing battery-electric planes, while ZeroAvia is placing its bet on hydrogen fuel cells. California-based Wright Electric is taking what appears to be a unique approach—its plan is to convert existing BAe 146 regional aircraft (a 100-seat plane ori

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Feebates: Looking Beyond Subsidies to Incentivize Electric Vehicle Adoption

The City Fix

A central piece of the conversation about how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transport sector has been around the need to electrify vehicles. This sentiment has been fueled by manufacturers and governments pledging to stop selling fossil-fueled powered. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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A veteran’s perspective: Finding a renewed sense of purpose in clean energy

Solar Power World

By Greg Gebhardt Glasgow. Kabul. Fort Bragg. Eight time zones and more than 11,000 miles separate these locations, yet one segment of our population is uniquely connected to all three: veterans. As we commemorate Veterans Day for the first time since leaving Afghanistan and closing the book on the “War on Terror,” world leaders are… The post A veteran’s perspective: Finding a renewed sense of purpose in clean energy appeared first on Solar Power World.

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First U.S. subsea HVDC cable facility opens to support burgeoning offshore wind market

Renewable Energy World

French fiber optic cable manufacturing company Nexans has opened a new facility to manufacture high-voltage direct current subsea cables in Charleston, South Carolina. The facility is claimed to be the first US-based subsea HVDC cable facility. Nexans will use the plant to meet the growing demand for HVDC subsea cables as utilities in the US seek to connect an increasing capacity of renewable energy generated in offshore plants with mainland grid networks.

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American Battery Technology Company Achieves Construction Milestone for US Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Plant

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Receives Approval of Core and Shell Building Permit Paving Way for Construction Start of Production Building

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10 Takeaways from the 2021 Climatetech Summit on Empowering the Technologies of Tomorrow

Greentown Labs

In this critical decade for climate action, we need all hands on deck to develop, fund, deploy, and scale climatetech solutions. That’s why the 2021 Climatetech Summit convened and mobilized climate champions from across the globe to roll up their sleeves and get to work empowering the technologies of tomorrow. Below are top takeaways from the summit about climate solutions and what’s required to bring them to market, ways for everyone to be part of the energy transition that’s already unfolding

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‘Shame On You’: Indigenous Campaigners Demand JPMorgan End Fossil Fuel Finance

DeSmogBlog

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND — Indigenous activists on Wednesday staged a protest outside JPMorgan Chase headquarters in central Glasgow as pressure on banks to halt oil and gas extraction grows. A crowd of over a hundred chanted “enough is enough” and “shame on you” outside the American multinational bank’s office building, just over a mile from where crucial talks at the COP26 climate conference are currently taking place.

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Unico Solar Investors and Excelsior Energy Capital complete solar installation for 125,000 SF LEED Gold-certified office building totaling 300kW

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New rooftop and carport arrays at Central Station create value for tenants, owner

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Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance: Governments form landmark coalition to phase out oil and gas production

Business Green

Wales, Ireland, France and Demark among 10 national and subnational governments to join alliance, but UK Prime Minister refuses to be drawn on UK's decision to abstain. Wales, France, Ireland, Denmark, and Costa Rica are among a group of national and subnational governments to this afternoon launch a pioneering alliance of actors who are "determined" to set an end date for oil and gas exploration and extraction.

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Joint Venture by Clenergy and C&D Inc. for a Carbon-Neutral World

altenergymag

Clenergy Headquarters - Clenergy (603628.SH) and Xiamen C&D Inc. (600153.SH,) signed a joint venture agreement on November 8th, 2021, at the Xiamen C&D International Building.

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'Whole Life Carbon': New roadmap lays out path to decarbonising the UK built environment

Business Green

UK Green Building Council has published a guide to the specific emissions targets each sub-sector of the building industry must hit in order to help deliver on net zero goals. UK government and local authorities should introduce mandatory energy performance disclosure for non-domestic buildings and establish an ambitious retrofit programme to help rapidly decarbonise the built environment, according to a new roadmap for delivering zero carbon buildings across the country.

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Veterans serve on the clean energy front lines

Solar Power World

By Frank Reichert, Navy veteran and director of operations and maintenance, GlidePath My career in clean energy was made possible by the skills and training I gained in the U.S. military and it gives me a way to continue contributing to the future of our country. Today, the industry is working to open doorways for… The post Veterans serve on the clean energy front lines appeared first on Solar Power World.

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U.S. rejects antidumping tariff petition from domestic solar manufacturers

Renewable Energy World

Follow @EngelsAngle. The U.S. Dept. of Commerce has rejected an antidumping tariff petition brought by a group of anonymous domestic solar manufacturers against solar modules imported from three Southeast Asian countries. Members of the American Solar Manufacturers Against Chinese Circumvention (A-SMACC) claimed that Chinese crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules were being completed in Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam before being exported to the U.S., thus circumventing the antidumpi